Jessie Myers
@scientistmyers.bsky.social
Biologist. Artist. Parent. Small business owner.
Natural history writing here, natural history art on Instagram.
Museum enthusiast.
https://scientistmyers.substack.com
Natural history writing here, natural history art on Instagram.
Museum enthusiast.
https://scientistmyers.substack.com
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From coast to coast, city streets to small town squares, you showed up. And it mattered.
Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance.
Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance.
June 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
From coast to coast, city streets to small town squares, you showed up. And it mattered.
Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance.
Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance.
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Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!
May 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Experimental embryology postdoc available in my lab at the @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk working on the evolution of vertebral counts. Reach out if you’re passionate about EvoDevo, enjoy lab work and microscopy and are into or could get into cichlid fishes. Deadline on the 16th June. Please share!
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This is good news. And no, poor families do NOT have to have Netflix to access Sesame Street. Netflix will release episodes to PBS the *same day* they drop on Netflix, which is significantly better than the prior deal with HBO, which delayed episodes for 9 MONTHS before porting them over to PBS.
“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is good news. And no, poor families do NOT have to have Netflix to access Sesame Street. Netflix will release episodes to PBS the *same day* they drop on Netflix, which is significantly better than the prior deal with HBO, which delayed episodes for 9 MONTHS before porting them over to PBS.
Other kids: learn to play Mozart and Bach on the piano
My kid: teaches himself how to play “Steve’s Lava Chicken” on the piano
😂
My kid: teaches himself how to play “Steve’s Lava Chicken” on the piano
😂
May 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Other kids: learn to play Mozart and Bach on the piano
My kid: teaches himself how to play “Steve’s Lava Chicken” on the piano
😂
My kid: teaches himself how to play “Steve’s Lava Chicken” on the piano
😂
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The U.S. is facing an unprecedented dismantling of science, research, and higher education.
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
Silenced Science Stories
Explore the people and groundbreaking science research affected by federal firings, budget cuts, and grant terminations. Featuring scientists via art.
silencedsciencestories.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The U.S. is facing an unprecedented dismantling of science, research, and higher education.
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
I did not have “modern-day alchemists turn lead into gold” on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Physicists turn lead into gold — for a fraction of a second
Colliding beams of lead create fast-moving, short-lived gold ions. Understanding the process could help to refine particle accelerator experiments.
www.nature.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I did not have “modern-day alchemists turn lead into gold” on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A new study tested five interventions—including value-based messaging and showcasing conservative scientists—but none increased conservatives’ trust in science, suggesting these attitudes are stable and resistant to brief messaging.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ScienceSky #SciComm
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ScienceSky #SciComm
Political ideology and trust in scientists in the USA - Nature Human Behaviour
In this Registered Report, Gligorić et al. find that liberals in the USA tend to have higher trust in most scientists compared with conservatives. However, they find no evidence that a series of inter...
www.nature.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A new study tested five interventions—including value-based messaging and showcasing conservative scientists—but none increased conservatives’ trust in science, suggesting these attitudes are stable and resistant to brief messaging.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ScienceSky #SciComm
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ScienceSky #SciComm
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Be a Mister Rogers. Wear comfy shoes. Celebrate kindness. Sow affirmations. Save time for make-believe. Sing silly little songs. Testify before a senate subcommittee about the importance of quality public broadcasting. Feed fish. Love sweaters.
April 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Be a Mister Rogers. Wear comfy shoes. Celebrate kindness. Sow affirmations. Save time for make-believe. Sing silly little songs. Testify before a senate subcommittee about the importance of quality public broadcasting. Feed fish. Love sweaters.
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Did you know…
It’s free to publish in Journal of Cell Science – there are no submission charges, page charges or colour fees. We also plant a tree for every peer-reviewed article we publish🌳
For details, visit our website:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...
It’s free to publish in Journal of Cell Science – there are no submission charges, page charges or colour fees. We also plant a tree for every peer-reviewed article we publish🌳
For details, visit our website:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...
April 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Did you know…
It’s free to publish in Journal of Cell Science – there are no submission charges, page charges or colour fees. We also plant a tree for every peer-reviewed article we publish🌳
For details, visit our website:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...
It’s free to publish in Journal of Cell Science – there are no submission charges, page charges or colour fees. We also plant a tree for every peer-reviewed article we publish🌳
For details, visit our website:
journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...
Okay, yes it’s April Fool’s Day, but no joke, my local library let me renew “The Work of Art” by Adam Moss 22 times and I FINALLY FINISHED IT. Libraries are the best. 🥰
The book was so good too.
The book was so good too.
April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Okay, yes it’s April Fool’s Day, but no joke, my local library let me renew “The Work of Art” by Adam Moss 22 times and I FINALLY FINISHED IT. Libraries are the best. 🥰
The book was so good too.
The book was so good too.
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Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going…
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...
Watching the new “Twisters” movie during tornado season in Oklahoma the day after a tornado watch was issued for the area is a fun way to experience spring in tornado alley. 🙃🌪️
March 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Watching the new “Twisters” movie during tornado season in Oklahoma the day after a tornado watch was issued for the area is a fun way to experience spring in tornado alley. 🙃🌪️
So there’s this hydrothermal vent in the arctic called Loki’s Castle. A few years ago researchers were looking at the organisms living there and identified a new group they, naturally, called Lokiarchaea.
March 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So there’s this hydrothermal vent in the arctic called Loki’s Castle. A few years ago researchers were looking at the organisms living there and identified a new group they, naturally, called Lokiarchaea.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️
It’s the first day of spring break here as well, which is always interesting since the life philosophy of all three of my kids is basically “Ask forgiveness, not permission”.
It’s the first day of spring break here as well, which is always interesting since the life philosophy of all three of my kids is basically “Ask forgiveness, not permission”.
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️
It’s the first day of spring break here as well, which is always interesting since the life philosophy of all three of my kids is basically “Ask forgiveness, not permission”.
It’s the first day of spring break here as well, which is always interesting since the life philosophy of all three of my kids is basically “Ask forgiveness, not permission”.
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can’t emphasize enough - stay busy, stay active, make things and be creative, connect with others, listen to music, sing songs and remember you’re not alone.
March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
can’t emphasize enough - stay busy, stay active, make things and be creative, connect with others, listen to music, sing songs and remember you’re not alone.
My five year old told her sister as we were driving to their school that she spent all of her recess yesterday being an Earth Guardian.
I thought to myself, “What a cute game of pretend!”
But then
I thought to myself, “What a cute game of pretend!”
But then
March 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My five year old told her sister as we were driving to their school that she spent all of her recess yesterday being an Earth Guardian.
I thought to myself, “What a cute game of pretend!”
But then
I thought to myself, “What a cute game of pretend!”
But then
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I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
February 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
Well, RFKJr. has been put in charge of Health and Human Services for the USA.
Coincidentally, today seems like a good day to write about how being infected may not, in fact, make your immune system stronger.
Measles, for example…
Coincidentally, today seems like a good day to write about how being infected may not, in fact, make your immune system stronger.
Measles, for example…
February 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Well, RFKJr. has been put in charge of Health and Human Services for the USA.
Coincidentally, today seems like a good day to write about how being infected may not, in fact, make your immune system stronger.
Measles, for example…
Coincidentally, today seems like a good day to write about how being infected may not, in fact, make your immune system stronger.
Measles, for example…
A bright spot in the day yesterday was discovering how the lyrics of Chappell Roan’s songs have filtered down to the pre-k through 2nd grade crowd.
“H-O-G-T-O-G-O, I will take that hog to goooo!” 🐷
“Pink bunny club! I wanna go dancing at the pink bunny club, pink bunny cluuuub!” 🐰
“H-O-G-T-O-G-O, I will take that hog to goooo!” 🐷
“Pink bunny club! I wanna go dancing at the pink bunny club, pink bunny cluuuub!” 🐰
February 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A bright spot in the day yesterday was discovering how the lyrics of Chappell Roan’s songs have filtered down to the pre-k through 2nd grade crowd.
“H-O-G-T-O-G-O, I will take that hog to goooo!” 🐷
“Pink bunny club! I wanna go dancing at the pink bunny club, pink bunny cluuuub!” 🐰
“H-O-G-T-O-G-O, I will take that hog to goooo!” 🐷
“Pink bunny club! I wanna go dancing at the pink bunny club, pink bunny cluuuub!” 🐰
Yes!! Happy to share this and happy to see this right as I’m teaching about prion diseases to undergrads. Perfect timing!
Scientists have created an actual treatment for prions, the cause of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in deer, & mad cow disease.
"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
"Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor". #ShareGoodNewsToo
Brainwide silencing of prion protein by AAV-mediated delivery of an engineered compact epigenetic editor
Prion disease is caused by misfolding of the prion protein (PrP) into pathogenic self-propagating conformations, leading to rapid-onset dementia and death. However, elimination of endogenous PrP halts...
www.science.org
February 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Yes!! Happy to share this and happy to see this right as I’m teaching about prion diseases to undergrads. Perfect timing!
Happy Imbolc/Saint Brigid’s Day! Even though I’m a few generations removed from Ireland the weather felt like a true turning towards spring today and a perfect time to get some fresh flowers.
February 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Happy Imbolc/Saint Brigid’s Day! Even though I’m a few generations removed from Ireland the weather felt like a true turning towards spring today and a perfect time to get some fresh flowers.
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Debunking RFK Jr.'s recent claims about Dr. Frances Kelsey.
January 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Debunking RFK Jr.'s recent claims about Dr. Frances Kelsey.
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Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
I know my MIL truly cares because she bought two dozen eggs for my family today.
January 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I know my MIL truly cares because she bought two dozen eggs for my family today.